http://www.overlandguide.com/Printed 2010280 grams368 x 512 mm$19.95
The Overland Track is Australia’s best known bushwalk, for good rea-son. The walk starts at Cradle Mountain and takes around a week to walk to Lake St Clair, in the heart of Tasmania. The book is subtitled “a complete guide to walking, flora, fauna and history” - although I am cheeky in suggesting that no book could be a complete guide to all these things, I must say Warwick takes a good stab at it. If you are interested in botany then this is the perfect guide book, the track notes detail the vegetation you are walking through and points out significant plants along the way. There is also a significant section dedicated to birds, three snakes and some mammals. You will find colour maps (100 metre contour interval) scattered through the notes and a handy larger waterproof fold out map at the back of the book. The history section explores the geology as well as the role of Australian Aboriginal people and early Europeans. The book provides very practical help with information on get-ting to the track, packing lists, walking times and much more. Warwick has squeezed a lot in this book including a good scattering of photos.
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